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Most training plans are written for a runner who doesn’t exist. Someone whose Tuesday speed session never clashes with a late meeting, who gets eight hours of sleep every night and somehow has the same free evenings every week for months on end. Real life, of course, looks a little different.

Work runs late. Weekend plans crop up. You miss a long run. You wake up exhausted and decide that an extra hour in bed is going to do you more good than the intervals on your schedule.

And while missing the occasional session is a completely normal part of training, a rigid plan doesn’t always know what to do when life gets in the way.

That’s where RunMotion Coach takes a different approach.

RunMotion Coach takes the guesswork out of training with a personalised plan that works around your schedule, adapts when life gets in the way and evolves as you progress. Photo © RunMotion

A training plan built around your life

Rather than asking you to organise your life around a predetermined training schedule, RunMotion Coach starts with the time you actually have available.

Tell the app your goal, which could be anything from your first 5K or 10K through to a marathon or 100-mile trail race, alongside what you’ve been running recently and the days you can realistically train. It then uses this information to create a personalised training plan around you.

For trail runners, elevation can also be incorporated into your plan, helping prepare you for the specific demands of your race rather than simply focusing on distance.

Missed a run? Your plan moves with you

Of course, even the most carefully planned week doesn’t always work out. That’s why RunMotion Coach adapts your training every week according to the sessions you’ve actually completed. So, if work overruns and you miss your long run, the app can take that into account when planning what comes next.

Instead of trying to catch up with a schedule that’s already moved on without you, your training continues from where you actually are.

And if your goal itself changes? Move your race date and your plan will reshape around the new one, without requiring you to start again from scratch.

RunMotion Coach works with your favourite running tech, including Apple Watch, COROS, Garmin, Suunto and Polar, and syncs your activities with Strava. Photo © RunMotion

Know exactly what every run is for

A good training plan isn’t just about knowing when to run; you also need to know what you’re supposed to be doing when you head out the door.

Every RunMotion Coach session includes the pace or effort you should be aiming for, taking the guesswork out of whether today’s run should feel easy or whether it’s time to push.

Sessions can be sent directly to compatible running watches, while completed runs sync automatically with supported tracking apps, helping your training plan stay up to date without you having to manually record every session.

From your first 5K to your biggest ultra yet, the idea is simple: RunMotion Coach handles the plan, so all you need to do is run.

Try RunMotion Coach free for one month

Women’s Running has partnered with RunMotion Coach to give our readers one month free, so you can see how a training plan that adapts around your life works for you.